Maine Red Claws
The Maine Red Claws are a basketball team of the NBA Development League affiliated with the Boston Celtics and the Charlotte Bobcats.[1] On February 25, 2009, the NBADL awarded the city of Portland, Maine with an expansion franchise.[2] The team began playing in the 2009•2010 season. The team's home court is the Portland Expo Building. The team is owned by Maine Basketball, LLC, which is chaired by William Ryan, Jr., owner of Oxford Plains Speedway and Jon Jennings, former Celtics assistant coach who serves as president and general manager.[3] On July 21, 2009 the Red Claws announced Austin Ainge as the first Head Coach of the team.[4] Radio station 96.3 WJJB-FM will broadcast the games.[5]
Team name
On April 2, 2009, "Red Claws" was announced as the winning name after a name-the-team contest. Voters in the contest could choose among the Red Claws, Beacons, Crushers, Destroyers, Swarm and Traps.[6] "Red Claws" celebrates the lobster industry in Maine, as well as Maine's status as the largest producer of lobsters in the United States.[7]
Season By Season
| Season |
Division |
Regular Season |
Postseason Results |
| Finish |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
| Maine Red Claws |
| 2009•10 |
Eastern |
4th |
27 |
23 |
.540 |
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| Regular Season Record |
27 |
23 |
.540 |
2009•2010 |
| Playoff Record |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2009•2010 |
Current roster
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Maine Red Claws roster |
| Players |
Coaches |
| Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
| 5.0 C |
00 |
USA |
Looby, Kurt |
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
104 kg (229 lb) |
| 1.5 G |
10 |
USA |
Gillespie, Brock |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
84 kg (185 lb) |
| 1.5 G |
11 |
USA |
Robinson, Russell |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
86 kg (190 lb) |
| 1.5 G |
12 |
USA |
Thomas, Billy (C) |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
98 kg (216 lb) |
| 3.5 F |
14 |
USA |
Landry, Marcus |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
104 kg (229 lb) |
| 3.5 F |
17 |
USA |
Lazare, Darnell |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
109 kg (240 lb) |
| 1.5 G |
21 |
USA |
Ager, Maurice |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
92 kg (203 lb) |
| 3.5 F |
33 |
USA |
Almond, Morris |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
95 kg (209 lb) |
| 3.5 F |
42 |
USA |
Cummings, TJ |
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
95 kg (209 lb) |
| 5.0 C |
50 |
USA |
Davis, Paul |
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
122 kg (269 lb) |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
Roster
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Players assigned from NBA teams
Players recalled by NBA teams
References
- ^ Mike Lowe (2009-06-29). "Red Claws, Celtics make their partnership official". Portland Press Herald. http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=265252&ac=PHspt.
- ^ "NBA Development League Expands to Portland, Maine". Maine Red Claws. 2009-02-25. http://www.nba.com/dleague/maine/Expansion.html.
- ^ Maine Basketball LLC owner bios
- ^ http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=269419&ac=PHnws
- ^ "IT'S OFFICIAL!!! NBDL Coming to Portland, WJAB TO BE FLAGSHIP BROADCAST STATION". The CMSB. 2009-02-25. http://www.centralmainesportsblog.com/2009/02/its-official-nbdl-coming-to-portland.html.
- ^ Jenn Menendez (2009-04-02). "New hoops team name: Maine Red Claws". Maine Daily News. http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/newsupdate.php?updates/new-hoops-team-name-maine-red-claws.
- ^ "It's Official...The Maine Red Claws". The CMSB. 2009-04-02. http://www.cmsbmedia.com/2009/04/its-officialthe-maine-red-claws_02.html.
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